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Alfio Micci
Alfio Micci

New York Times, Thursday, April 1, 1993

Author:
Alfio Micci
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 46, Avg Word Len: 4.71, Missing: { B J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 242 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Grid flow: 13.9
Alfio Micci has 91 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 11 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Jim Horne notes:

The clues are labeled Across and Up.

1
E
2
S
3
S
4
E
5
N
6
C
7
E
8
T
9
O
10
K
11
E
12
N
13
S
14
E
R
E
M
I
T
E
15
I
R
E
N
I
C
16
D
I
L
I
G
E
N
17
T
18
S
C
E
N
E
I
19
F
U
L
L
20
I
21
C
E
22
R
A
M
P
23
E
24
S
25
O
T
E
R
26
I
C
27
S
28
Y
29
R
30
P
E
S
T
31
T
E
32
N
33
S
34
E
35
A
N
D
I
36
U
R
N
37
S
H
E
E
N
38
T
O
D
A
39
Y
40
O
I
41
L
42
A
T
E
N
O
43
A
R
E
E
L
44
A
L
45
E
46
P
R
O
D
47
T
I
T
H
E
48
I
G
O
R
49
U
G
H
50
T
E
51
R
R
A
P
I
52
N
53
S
54
T
55
E
N
56
E
S
P
57
R
58
E
59
S
60
T
61
E
N
L
I
62
S
T
63
U
64
N
65
D
E
R
T
O
66
W
67
T
A
R
P
O
N
68
O
N
T
A
R
I
O
69
A
R
O
U
S
E
70
D
I
S
C
A
R
D
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,850
Across
1
Perfume : ESSENCE
8
Subway fares : TOKENS
14
Loner : EREMITE
15
Pacific : IRENIC
16
Painstaking : DILIGENT
18
Play opener : SCENEI
19
Sated : FULL
20
Bar staple : ICE
22
Freeway feature : RAMP
23
Arcane : ESOTERIC
27
Neighbor of Leb. : SYR
30
Nuisance : PEST
31
Uptight : TENSE
35
"The Egg ___" : ANDI
36
Samovar : URN
37
Gloss : SHEEN
38
"___ I am a man" : TODAY
40
Olive or corn chaser : OIL
42
"___ clock scholar" : ATENO
43
Spinning : AREEL
44
Pub quaff : ALE
46
Goad : PROD
47
Give a tenth : TITHE
48
Frankenstein's assistant : IGOR
49
Exclamation of disgust : UGH
50
Tortoise's relative : TERRAPIN
53
Actress in "Nana" : STEN
56
Clairvoyance, for short : ESP
57
Musical symbol : REST
61
Sign up : ENLIST
63
Swimmer's bane : UNDERTOW
67
A silverfish : TARPON
68
Part of HOMES : ONTARIO
69
Stir : AROUSE
70
Dump : DISCARD
Up
1
Ruby or Frances : DEE
2
Evergreens : FIRS
3
Rubber trees : ULES
4
Ade variety : LIME
5
___ marbles : ELGIN
6
List ender : ETC
7
Born : NEE
8
Meet anew : RESIT
9
___-Magnon : CRO
10
In trouble : UPTHECREEK
11
Actress Meara : ANNE
12
Chow follower : MEIN
13
Snapshots, briefly : PICS
17
Badly in need : UPAGAINSTIT
21
Gumshoe : TEC
24
Raises : UPS
25
Mountain: Comb. form : OREO
26
Italian wine center : ASTI
27
Actor Jeremy : IRONS
28
Kind of bear : TEDDY
29
Undecided : UPINTHEAIR
32
Inexperienced : GREEN
33
Sharpens : HONES
34
Finished : DONE
35
Soho so long : TATA
39
Hard to hold : EELY
41
Straw vote : POLL
45
Pique : IRE
48
___ Lanka : SRI
51
Stage direction : ENTER
52
Harsh : STERN
53
Roscoe of old flicks : ATES
54
Rave's partner : RANT
55
Shield border : ORLE
58
Pains : CARE
59
Liberal group : ARTS
60
Melee : RIOT
62
Mayday : SOS
64
Ho or Giovanni : DON
65
Neither Dem. nor Rep. : IND
66
Jones preceder : DOW

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